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Diversity in boreal region & unusual survivors

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Humulus lupulus (Humala)

This is my favourite plant of many reason: its female flowers are used to spice the IPA-beer which I like and it is a food plant a rare...

Hieracium sect. vulgata (Ahokeltano)

Like H.umbellata also H vulgata consists of hundreds of "small species" which are nearly impossible to distinguish in nature. This is due...

Hieracium sect. umbellata (Sarjakeltano)

Where there is dry, sandy place certainly you will find Umbellata section's Hieracium species there. The taxonomy of these species is...

Herniaria glabra (Tyräruoho)

This tiny weed is common only in south Finland. It prefers dry and sunny places. The flowers are numerous but small and green, so the...

Geranium robertianum (Haisukurjenpolvi)

The name of this beautiful wild plant is in Finnish "The smelling geranium". When touched it really smells but the other features are...

Galium verum (Keltamatara)

G.verum belong to Finland's original flora while G.album is an immigrant, of course with human contribution. I the nature these species...

Galium boreale (Ahomatara)

A bedstraw with white flowers, much look like G.album. G. boreale has stronger structure and it has more upright way to grow. Both...

Galium album (Paimenmatara)

One of the most common species on all kind of open areas. The flowers are very numerous, small and white. Usually the whole plant turns...

Galeopsis speciosa (Kirjopillike)

This is a wild flower which sometimes appears also in the gardens. It is actually beautiful, especially the multi colored flower....

Gagea minima (Pikkukäenrieska)

This small yellow lily belongs to all gardens. Nobody buys it but it usually moves everywhere with the mold. It gets benefit of lawn...

Filipendula ulmaria (Mesiangervo)

Filipendula is a very common perennal bush growing in humid meadows all over the country. The leaves anf the flowers have unuasual but...

Ficaria verna (Mukulaleinikki)

This is a rare, early blooming plant with southern distribution in our country. I have never planted them but while they grows only close...

Erysimum cheiranthoides (Peltoukonnauris)

In Europe E.cheiranthoides is a very common and bad weed. It can be annual or biennial. Anyway it is difficult to destroy because of...

Equisetum sylvaticum (Metsäkorte)

A close relative to E.arvense, but more symmetric in shape. As a weed E.sylvaticum is even worse. If not weeded of 3-4 times every year...

Equisetum arvense (Peltokorte)

This actually beautiful mildew plant is common on clay fields everywhere. It is fragile and easy to weed off, but the deep located root...

Epilobium adenocaulon (Rusoamerikanhorsma)

An invasive alien species from North America. In my garden it is quite common weed growing on all kind of soil and sometimes competing...

Dianthus arenarius borussicus (Idänhietaneilikka)

This is a small, grass-like carnation plant and one of my rarest wild plants. In Finland this plant is endangered and protected, growing...

Dactylis glomerata (Koiranheinä)

A high growing plant, to be just a grass this species is rather decorative and sometimes used even in gardens. Grows normally wild and...

Cota tinctoria (Keltasauramo)

A beautiful perennial plant growing wild on meadows and roadsides. I have taken 2019 some small plants from roadside to my hot sandy...

Corylus avellana (Pähkinäpensas)

Corylus grows in several places near our house, but not originally in my garden. So I have moved some small plants which I found on road...

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